Nutrient supply responses of temperate nut crops and the implications of rootstock/scion interactions.
Application of UV/vis-NIR technology for the detection of in-shell damage in nut crops and for real-time tree nutrient status determination.
Disease incidence in Australian almond orchards; epidemiology of Rhizopus in relation to hull rot, and the role of metabolites in the infection process.
Relevant experience:
Eleven years’ experience in bioanalytical chemistry and chemometrics.
Five years’ experience in grape and wine chemistry – tannin structure/function relationships as a foundation for understanding mouthfeel perception; vineyard and management practices that impact tannin extraction.
Three years’ experience in post-harvest almond nut management; alternate storage practices and their impact on food safety.
B. Sci. Hons. (University of Adelaide) “Isolation and structural characterisation of grape seed and skin tannin”.
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